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Does the pill help women live longer? Splashed over the news is the dramatic claim that the contraceptive pill could be helping women live longer. But hang on, the research does not necessarily mean that there are more pros than cons to taking the pill

MATHEMATICS

Some tasty facts about pi To celebrate pi day on 14 March, we present some lesser-known facts about the mathematical constant, and give you the chance to write a poem in “pilish”, in which the number of letters in each word must follow the digits of pi

TECHNOLOGY

Safety issues loom as humanoid robots march nearer Engineers are building smarter humanoid robots, capable of working or living in close proximity to humans. But design tweaks such as sensitive skin, lighter limbs and the ability to read human expressions are needed to ensure they are safe